2013 Integration Report of Hessen

Ministry of Justice, for Integration and Europe
of the State of Hessen
2013 Integration Report of Hessen
An Empirical Analysis of Integration
Concise version
Ministry of Justice, for Integration and Europe
of the State of Hessen
2013 Integration Report of Hessen
An Empirical Analysis of Integration
Concise version
Table of Contents
1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................4
2 Fundamentals of integration policy in Hessen ..............................................................8
2.1 Understanding integration in Hessen ..........................................................................9
2.2 Categorization of integration ....................................................................................11
2.3 Data sources ............................................................................................................12
3 Indicators .......................................................................................................................14
3.1 Preliminary remarks ..................................................................................................15
3.2 Selected indicators ....................................................................................................18
Publishing information ......................................................................................................35
1 INTRODUCTION
Hessen is a multifaceted, tolerant, and open'minded state. Its public policy strives to facilitate
economic growth, honor success, and avoid social marginalization. With its growing number
of immigrants in mind, Hessen has made its integration policies a high priority.
In order to attain its goal, Hessen wishes to observe and measure its integration policies.
Therefore, the Ministry of Justice, for Integration and Europe of the State of Hessen has
compiled data from 2005 to 2013 in a statistical report to show the positive changes in immi'
gration and integration. This report is the second type of its kind to be published; the first was
published in 2010. The report found the following results:
The population
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One in four inhabitants in Hessen, roughly 1.54 million people, has a background in
immigration1. The majority of people with an immigration background, about 862,000
people, have German citizenship.
One third of the citizens with a background in immigration were born in Germany. The
other two thirds immigrated. Since 2005, the population of immigrants has increased
by more than 100,000 people in Hessen.
On average, people with a background in immigration are younger than the total pop'
ulation. One out of two children under the age of six has a background in immigration.
In the future, this percentage will only continue to grow.
Immigration
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Recently, the number of immigrants has increased in Hessen. In proportion to the
population, Hessen is the most sought'after location for immigrants among the Ger'
man Länder (excluding the city'states of Hamburg, Bremen, and Berlin). Two thirds of
immigrants come from other EU countries, with the most from Poland, Romania, and
Bulgaria.
The increase in citizens due to immigration has changed the population de'
mographics of Hessen; without immigrants, the population would have become
smaller and older.
The percentage of new immigrants with a higher'level education is higher than the
percentage of the population of Hessen with a higher'level education. However, the
proportion of immigrants with no professional qualifications in a recognized occupa'
tion is also higher than in the population of Hessen.
New male immigrants from other EU countries find job opportunities most quickly out
of any demographic group of immigrants; they have a higher than average job em'
ployment rate.
The majority of the community in Hessen (with and without a background in immigra'
tion) argues for a structured immigration policy with a stronger consideration of aca'
demically and professionally qualified immigrants.
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As defined by the German Federal Statistical Office, a person with an immigration background includes "every person who
immigrated into the present territory of the Federal Republic of Germany after 1949, every foreigner born in Germany, and every
person born as a German in Germany but who has at least one parent who is an immigrant or was born as a foreigner in Ger'
many."
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Integration process
Despite the still'existing inequalities between people with and without an immigration back'
ground, this statistical analysis has found a positive development regarding integration poli'
cies. Since 2005, the differences between citizens with and without a background in immigra'
tion have decreased slowly, but steadily.
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Structural component
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The proportion of children with an immigration background in public day care centers
has increased. 12% of children under the age of 3 with a background in immigration
attend public day care, and 21% of children under the age of 3 without an immigration
background attend public day care. The number of children in public day care only
continues to increase with a child’s age. 90% of children with an immigration back'
ground between the ages of 3 and 6 attend kindergarten, and 94% of children without
an immigration background attend kindergarten.
The proportion of students with an immigration background who complete the Abitur3
is growing slowly, currently hovering around 18%. The proportion of students without
an immigration background who complete the Abitur is twice as high, about 38%.
Similarly, the proportion of students who do not complete secondary school is twice
as high for students with an immigration background than students without. 5% of
students with and 2% of students without a background in immigration do not com'
plete secondary school. In addition, roughly 28% of students with and 16% of stu'
dents without a background in immigration graduate from the lowest level of second'
ary school in Germany (Hauptschule).
Participation in gainful employment has also increased for people with immigration
background. In 2011, 65% of all citizens with an immigration background capable of
working were employed, which increased 7% percent from 2005. In addition, the un'
employment rate for foreigners dropped from 22% to 15% between 2006 and 2011.
For the first time in Hessen, tentative data exists about the unemployment levels of
citizens with a background in immigration. Almost one in two unemployed citizens in
Hessen has a background in immigration.
The at'risk'of'poverty rate for people with an immigration background has dropped
3% since 2005. However, 27% of people with an immigration background are at risk
of poverty, whereas only 11% of people without a background in immigration are at
risk of poverty.
Social component
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People with an immigration background live more often in a family with children and
less often alone or as a couple with no children. In addition, a higher birthrate exists
for women with an immigration background. On average, foreign women have 1.8
children, while German women have 1.3 children on average.
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In German this component is called “institutional component”.
The Abitur is an examination that students must take if they attend the highest level of secondary school in Germany (Gymna
sium). Once they complete the Abitur, the students receive a secondary school diploma and have the capability to attend a
university.
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Germans with a background in immigration account for 12% of all people entitled to
vote for the German federal (Bundestag) and state governments (Landtag).
Cultural component
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80% of all people whose native language is not German consider their German lan'
guage capabilities ‘good’ or ‘very good’, and 66% consider their writing capabilities
‘good’ or ‘very good’.
50% of all people with a background in immigration speak predominantly German,
39% switch between speaking German and their native language, and 9% speak
predominantly their native language.
The larger part of the population with an immigration background, roughly 50%, is
Protestant or Catholic. 20% are Muslim, and 16% do not affiliate themselves with any
religion.
Identification within the community
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96% of all people with a background in immigration state that they feel comfortable in
Hessen. This rate has increased from 86% in 2011.
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2 FUNDAMENTALS OF THE
INTEGRATION POLICY
IN HESSEN
2.1 Understanding integration in Hessen
The Hessen State Government has two main goals regarding integration: one, to provide
equal opportunities in education and employment, and two, to increase participation in social
and economic life. In the integration policy guidelines adopted in 2000, the State Government
set forth that every person living on a permanent and lawful basis in Hessen would have
equal access to the labour market, state'owned institutions and educational institutions.
Both immigrants and citizens of Hessen must work together to ensure that integration suc'
ceeds. Integration will not be successful unless it is conceived in terms of diversity. For this
reason, it is necessary to establish a firm conviction among the public that cultural diversity is
an asset to society. In addition, the ability to observe, and measure the progress achieved in
integration is vital to ensure a successful long'term integration policy.
The government of Hessen bases its empirical methodology on a larger international system
that measures integration throughout Europe. The following graph shows the connections
between the integration reports of the European Union, the German government, the Con'
ference of Ministers of Integration (Integrationsministerkonferenz), and the communities
(Kommunen) within Hessen (see figure 1).
Figure 1: Connection of integration reports
Since 2003, the European Union has developed methods to measure the integration of non'
EU immigrants. In the Common Agenda for Integration, it was stated that corresponding indi'
cators had to be developed in order to facilitate the evaluation of integration policies. This
objective was underlined again at the EU Ministerial Conference on Integration held in Vichy
in the year 2008. An express reference to “integration monitoring” (in German:
Integrationsmonitoring) was also made in the Stockholm Programme (which was adopted by
the Council of the European Union) at the end of 2009. The Council stressed the importance
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of the European Union countries developing a set of “Core Indicators,” which would cover
selected themes in integration policies. This would allow each country’s development in inte'
gration to be measured and compared.
In April, 2010, in Saragossa, Spain, the Fourth European Ministerial Conference for
Integration presented the “Core Indicators” approach. The “Core Indicators” stated
employment, education, social inclusion, and active citizenship as releveant topics for
integration policies (see figure 2).
Figure 2: Core indicators of the European Union
Topic
Core indicators
Employment
>
employment rate
>
unemployment rate
>
activity rate
>
highest educational attainment (share of population with tertiary, sec'
ondary and primary or less than primary education)
>
share of low'achieving 15'year'olds in reading, mathematics and sci'
ence
>
share of 30–34'year'olds with tertiary educational attainment
>
share of early leavers from education and training
>
median net income – the median net income of the immigrant popula'
tion as a proportion of the median net income of the total population
>
at risk of poverty rate – share of population with net disposable income
of less than 60 per cent of national median
>
the share of population perceiving their health status as good or poor
>
ratio of property owners to non'property owners among immigrants and
the total population
>
the share of immigrants that have acquired citizenship
>
the share of immigrants holding permanent or long'term residence
permits
>
the share of immigrants among elected representatives
Education
Social inclusion
Active citizenship
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/UDRW/images/items/docl_13055_519941744.pdf (pg. 15)
In the summer of 2008, the German federal government resolved to introduce “monitoring”
as a new method of reporting integration, which was embedded in the National Integration
Plan (NIP), a nationwide integration program. In 2009, the federal government conducted a
trial'run, called the "First Report on Integration Indicators," to test the applicability of various
indicators. As a result, the report recommended 53 indicators for future integration monitor'
ing. In 2012, the federal government published its second national report on integration,
which examined the development of integration between 2005 and 2010.
At the annual integration conference in March 2013, the 16 German Länder (i.e. federal
states) came together to publish a second report on integration, which compared integration
statistics in each state. The Hessian integration monitoring system is built upon not only the
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pre'arranged indicators for the sixteen Länder, but also on additional integration indicators,
using more data sources.
The municipalities within German states also play a large role for integration policies, and the
Ministry of Justice, for Integration and Europe of the state of Hessen openly supports the
Hessian communities’ efforts with integration. In addition, some communities within Hessen
have developed their own reporting system.
2.2 Categorization of integration
Integration is an extremely multifaceted process. The objective of integration monitoring is to
break this complex process down into different components and to trace these components
back to measurable quantities.
A distinction is made between the structural component (i.e. access to the core structures of
a host society such as education, the labour market, and the housing and health care sys'
tem), the social component (including a person's social standing, international marriages and
partnerships, and membership of associations), the cultural component (including proficiency
in the host country's language, religious practices, and moral concepts) and, finally, the iden
tificatory concept (i.e. a local, regional, national or bi'national sense of belonging).
Figure 3: Components and subject areas of the integration process (examples)
Social
process
Component
Subject areas
Indicators (examples)
Integration
Structural
Access to
education
School attendance classified by
immigration background
Access to
gainful occupation
Labour force participation rate by
immigration background
Participation in
gainful occupation
Unemployment rate by immigration
background
Living arrangements
Number of children with an immigration
background
Health
Personal judgement on health
Active citizenship
Membership of associations, etc.
Delinquency
Proportion of convicts with an
immigration background
Cultural
Language
Self'assessed language proficiency rating
Identificatory
Sense of belonging
Feeling comfortable in Hessen
Social
However, some components have a stronger statistical base than others. For example, the
structural component is very reliable because the data available are considerably good.
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An indicator consists of one or more statistical parameters, and indicators are selected based
on their definitions and the corresponding subject areas (see figure 3). Ratios expressed in
the form of quotas, i.e. a proportion of persons in a population, play a major role in this con'
text.
2.3 Data sources
The main data base for state'wide integration monitoring is the “Microcensus,” which is con'
ducted by the German Federal Statistical Office and the statistical offices of the states
(Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder). The Microcensus, conducted since 1957,
refers to a representative, multi'purpose sample survey that questions 1% of the entire Ger'
man population (approximately 800,000 persons, of whom about 60,000 live in Hessen) each
year. This census contains statistical information on the structure of the population, the eco'
nomic and social situations of the population, families and households, the labour market,
occupational classifications of the education and training of the working population, and the
housing situation. Since 2005, it has been possible to break down these data in regard to
one's ethnicity or immigration background. The Microcensus provides a very good basis of
data, as participation in this survey is mandatory and, therefore, the response rate is very
high.
In addition, various other data sources have been taken into consideration for monitoring.
They include:
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Unemployment statistics
Central Register of Foreigners (Ausländerzentralregister)
Vocational training statistics
Employment statistics established by the German Federal Employment Office (Bun
desagentur für Arbeit)
Naturalization statistics prepared by the German Federal Statistical Office (Statis
tisches Bundesamt)
Basic minimum income statistics prepared by the Federal Employment Office
Official higher education statistics collected by the German Federal Statistical Office
Child and youth welfare statistics prepared by the statistical offices of both the federal
and state governments
Police crime statistics collected by the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (Bun
deskriminalamt) or the state offices of criminal investigation (Landes kriminalämter)
School statistics provided by the Statistical Office of Hessen (Hessisches Statistisch
es Landesamt)
Criminal prosecution statistics
Immigration statistics
German Socio'Economic Panel Study (SOEP).
The last'mentioned data source is an annual survey which was established at the German
Institute for Economic Research (DIW). In 2011 it covered approximately 12,290 private
households (roughly 21,230 people). This survey has been held in West Germany since
1984 and in Germany's new federal states since 1990. In addition to a set of standard ques'
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tions referring to subject areas such as household composition, career and family bio'
graphies, labour market participation and occupational mobility, income history, and health
and satisfaction with life, the questionnaires also include specific focus areas which change
from year to year. In contrast to any other previous data source, the SOEP provides infor'
mation not only on cultural, social and identificatory integration, but also on diversity in Hes'
sen. However, due to the sample size, the results from the SOEP only allow for trend conclu'
sions for Hessen.
The main problem regarding the statistical analysis of integration is that most official sources
of data differentiate only by nationality. However, this approach is increasingly losing its ac'
curacy for many reasons. For example, (Spät )Aussiedler (ethnic German resettlers) are rec'
orded as Germans, the number of naturalized persons and the number of children born to
foreigners but who have German citizenship has also increased due to reforms of the citi'
zenship law. In order to take these factors into account, the Microcensus and other surveys
now use the broader concept of an immigration background as far as possible. However,
varying definitions of this concept exist.
As a result, some indicators are still based on the nationality concept, while others use the
background in immigration concept. For consistent reporting, this difference decreases the
usefulness of both types of analyses. Therefore, it would be more useful for statistical anal'
yses if the immigration background concept became uniformly defined and the basis for all
statistics relevant to integration.
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3 INDICATORS
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3.1 Preliminary remarks
The 2013 Integration Report for Hessen consists of 58 indicators. For this concise version,
18 indicators were selected (as shown by an ‘X’ on the right'hand side of figure 4). To see all
indicators, please refer to the unabridged edition in German. The indicators are also de'
scribed in detail in the unabridged edition and extensive bibliographical references are given
to support these explanations. Let it be noted that the indicators have different levels of sig'
nificance due to the varying data they are based on (see also chapter 2.3). The following
figure provides an overall view of all the indicators:
Figure 4: Classification of the Indicators of the Hessen Integration Report 2013.
Population
A1
Population of Hessen
X
A2
Population of foreigners in Hessen
A3
Foreign population according to residency permits
A4
Naturalization
X
Immigration
Z1
People moving in or out of Hessen
X
Z2
Citizenship of immigrants
X
Z3
Age distribution
Z4
Reason for immigration
Z5
Immigration for employment
Z6
Professional qualifications of new immigrants
Z7
Employment rate of new immigrants
Z8
Immigration for further education
Z9
Immigration for family reasons
Z10
Asylum seekers
Z11
Opinions on immigration regulations
Z12
Opinions on immigrants‘ professional qualifications
Z13
Concerns about immigration
X
15
Structural component
Early childhood education
B1
Proportion of children attending day'care centres
B2
Children with a non'German family language attending day'care centres
X
Education in schools
B3
Students in 8th grade by type of school
B4
Graduation rate
X
Tertiary education
B5
Percentage of students with a non'university tertiary education
B6
Different categories of non'university tertiary education
B7
Students in higher education
B8
Participation in professional development
Educational conditions
B9
Graduation rates in various secondary schools
B10
Graduation rates in various tertiary education
Employment
B11
Labour force participation rate
B12
Gainful occupation rate
B13
Concerns about job security
B14a
Atypical occupation
B14b
Marginal employment
X
Professional status
B15
Classification of employment
B16
Employment in public service
Unemployment
B17
Inactive labour force rate (ILO concept)
B18
Unemployment rate
X
Income, poverty, and welfare
B19
Predominant source of income
B20
Net income of families
X
B21
At'risk'of'poverty rate
X
B22
Attitudes regarding one's personal economic situation
16
Social component
Living arrangements
C1
Living arrangements in private households
X
C2
Number of children per woman
X
C3
Personal contacts
Health
C4
Subjective health feeling
C5
Behaviour conducive to good health
Engagement within the community and political participation
C6
Active citizenship
C7
Citizens with a background in immigration who are eligible to vote
C8
Political commitment
Crime
C9
Criminal suspects
C10
Convicts
Cultural component
Competency in German
D1
Proficiency in the German language
D2
Use of the German language
X
Religion
D3
Religious affiliation
D4
Religiosity
D5
Religious practice
X
Identificatory component
Feeling of belonging
E1
Feeling content in Hessen
E2
Feeling of being German
X
Feeling of exclusion
E3
Concerns about xenophobia
E4
Perceived discrimination because of one's origin
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X
3.2 Selected indicators
A1 Population of Hessen
Definition
Population by immigration background (IB) and age (%)
14,2
In Total
4,1 7,1
74,7
41,3
Under 3
2,2 4
39,1
3 to 6
27,5
6 to 16
18,5
18 to 25
11,3
25 to 65
0%
Germans with IB
52,5
2,6 3,4
54,9
3,1 6,7
62,7
3,9 8,4
5,2
69,1
8,9
74,6
6,6 1,8 2,6
65 and older
Data source
Microcensus
89
20%
40%
60%
Foreigners from other EU countries
80%
Non-EU Foreigners
100%
Germans without IB
Roughly 6.092 million people live in Hessen. From 2005 to 2009, the population decreased
slightly, but since 2009 the population has slowly been growing. In this time period, the struc'
ture of the population has changed; the number of people without an immigration background
has slightly decreased, while the number of people with a background in immigration has
increased. In addition, the number of foreigners from other EU countries has increased, while
the number of foreigners from non'EU countries has decreased. Roughly one'third of all
people with an immigration background in Hessen were born in Germany; the other two'
thirds immigrated.
As the figure shows, the proportion of the population with a background in immigration is, on
average, younger than the proportion of the population with no background in immigration.
Therefore, it can be expected that the proportion of people with an immigration background
will increase in the following years.
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A3 Foreign population according to residency permits
Definition
Residence status (%) of the foreign population
Data Source
Central Register of
Foreigners
0.6 0.5
long-term residency
5.3
13.9
limited residency
suspension of deportation
(Duldung)
79.7
granted asylum
other
The residency status of immigrants varies in Hessen. The Immigration Law (Aufent
haltsgesetz) provides long'term and short'term permits of residency. The large majority of
foreigners, 79.7%, have a permanent residency permit, and 13.9% of foreigners have a
short'term residency permit.4 0.6% of foreigners have been identified by the government as
persons who should be expelled from the country (Duldung); however, due to varying cir'
cumstances, these foreigners have received a suspension of being expelled. This often oc'
curs when a foreigner does not have any official documents or is unable to travel. Lastly,
0.5% of the foreign population sought asylum in Hessen or have a residence permit in ac'
cordance with the § 55 Asylum Procedure Act (Asylverfahrensgesetz).
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After 5 years of living in Hessen, foreigners from all EU'countries, Norway, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Turkey (in
accordance to the EEA/EFTA Convention and the Association Agreement with Turkey) receive a permanent residency permit.
Other non'EU citizens also receive a permanent residency permit under the following laws: people with a permanent settlement
permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis) or an EU permanent residence permit card issued under §5 FreizügG/EU, or an old perma'
nent residency card.
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Z1 People moving in and out of Hessen
Definition
Number of foreigners that enter and leave Hessen each year
Data Source
Immigration Statistics
100000
Net immigration rate
Entering
80000
Leaving
60000
40000
35330
31270
20000
12125
6397
6013
5473
0
2005
2006
-4158
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
-526
-20000
Emigration, not only immigration, also plays a role in Hessen. While the number of foreigners
who leave each year has remained relatively constant since 2005 (between 47,000 and
55,000), there has been a significant increase in foreign immigration since 2010, especially
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from new EU'countries and southern Europe, resulting in the growing net population.
Without immigration, the Hessen population would have continued to decline. On average,
immigrants are younger than the total population; the majority of immigrants, roughly 90.6%,
are in the so'called working age category (age 15'65), thus increasing the labour force po'
tential of Hessen. In comparison, only two'thirds of the total Hessian population fall into this
category.
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The numbers here do not include immigration across the borders of Hessen into other states. In 2011, 16,359 foreigners
moved from other German states to Hessen and 14,203 foreigners moved from Hessen to other German states.
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Z2 Citizenship of immigrants
Definition
Emigration and immigration of foreigners in Hessen according to citizenship
Poland
Data Source
Immigration
statistics
8,931
15,251
Romania
6,225
10,509
Bulgaria
4,730
8,259
Hungary
1,914
2,981
Italy
2,216
2,932
Turkey
2,707
2,898
Greece
2,141
Entering in 2011
Leaving in 2011
2.141
1,683
2,059
USA
1.893
1,893
Spain
1,619
1,691
Croatia
0
5000
10000
15000
The majority of immigrants who come to Hessen are from within the EU; in 2011, 63.8% of
the total foreign population came from other EU'countries. 13.0% of the total foreign popula'
tion came from other European countries, and another 13.3% came from Asia.
40.7% of the foreign population alone comes from Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria. Further'
more, since 2010, more immigrants from southern EU'countries, such as Spain and Greece,
have arrived; in 2010 roughly 2,100 Greeks and 1,900 Spaniards immigrated to Hessen,
while two years earlier only 700 Greeks and 900 Spaniards immigrated to Hessen. In 2011,
Spanish and Greek immigrants made up 5% of the total immigration population.
Over time, a significant change in the origin of immigrants can be seen. For instance, more
immigrants come from newer EU'states, such as Bulgaria and Romania. The number of im'
migrants from Bulgaria and Romania between 2005 and 2011 has increased six'fold, from
2,800 to 18,800. There was also a large increase in immigrants from the first 15 countries in
the EU (7,800 to 12,200 Immigrants).
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Z7 Employment rate of new immigrants
Definition
The employment rate (proportion of workers ages 15 and 65) of people with
an immigration background (IB) who immigrated within the last 5 years.
Data Source
Microcensus
59%
New Immigrants (arrived less than 5 years ago)
78%
44%
71%
New Immigrants from EU Countries
86%
55%
50%
New Immigrants from Non-EU Countries
69%
36%
Total
Male
Female
To Compare:
66%
73%
59%
Population with IB (excluding new immigrants)
76%
80%
71%
without IB
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
From the 95,000 new immigrants between the ages of 15 and 65, 59% are employed. This
employment rate lies below both the employment rate for all people in Hessen with an immi'
gration background (65%) and the employment rate for Germans without a background in
immigration (76%).
The insufficient use of the potential labour force of immigrants presents a problem: New im'
migrants improve the demographic structure of Hessen due to their age, but if they cannot
find employment, the welfare system may be affected.
When a distinction between sex and region of origin is made, male immigrants from other
EU'states have the highest employment rate, 86%, which is higher than the employment rate
for Germans without a background in immigration (80%). New female immigrants, on the
other hand, struggle to attain work; only 44% of them are employed, while only 36% of wom'
en from non'EU'countries are employed. In total, roughly 58% of women with an immigration
background are working, while 71% of German women without an immigration background
are employed. The reasons behind these statistical findings are still little'known.
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B1 Early childhood education – children attending day=care centres
Definition
Percentage of children with an immigration background (in different age
brackets) attending day'care centres
Data source
German Federal Statisti'
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cal Office, HMdJIE
%
98.4
100
86.9 89.4
94.2
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
17.0
7.9
21.1
11.9
10
0
2009
2011
with IB
2009
2011
2009
without IB
2011
with IB
Ages 0-3
2009
2011
without IB
Ages 3-6
Relevant studies show that early childhood development is crucial for later educational
achievement, and childcare centers complement the developmental education a child re'
ceives at home. The “institutional education time” in childcare centres (not included in this
indicator) helps children from underprivileged areas and/or with inadequate language skills.
In particular, the development of language skills at a young age plays a key role in an immi'
grant’s integration in school and further education.
In Hessen, the use of daycare centres has risen. The percentage gap between children ages
3 to 6 with and without an immigration background in day'care centers has decreased from
12 to 5 percentage points. However, a larger difference exists between children under the
age of three. Only one out of ten children under the age of three with a background in immi'
gration attends daycare, while one out of five of children under the age of three without a
background in immigration attend daycare. Despite this difference at a younger age, in total,
94.2% of children ages 3 to 6 without and 89.4% of children ages 3 to 6 with an immigration
background attend daycare.
6
HMdJIE stands for the Ministry of Justice, for Integration and Europe of the state of Hessen (Hessisches Ministerium der
Justiz, für Integration und Europa)
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B4 Graduation rate
Definition
Graduation rates of students in different levels of secondary school
100%
80%
9.2
1.3
30.7
10.4
1.1
13.7
2.6
37.5
40%
27.4
30.9
1.4
1.6
37.6
60%
42.3
40.8
36.5
14.5
2009
2.7
43.9
40.4
21.9
13.1
18.2
17.4
7.0
5.5
4.4
0%
2005
35.1
32.9
20%
18.1
Data source
School statistics
2011
2005
Foreigners
2009
2011
German Citizens
Highest-level diploma (Abitur)
Limited highest-level diploma (Fachhochschulreife)
Mid-level diploma (Realschule)
Lowest-level diploma (Hauptschule)
No secondary school diploma
This indicator measures the type of diploma students achieved at the end of their secondary
school career7. The type of diploma students receive has a significant influence on their fur'
ther education and their opportunities in the labor market.
A strong difference in educational attainment exists between German students and foreign
students. The indicator shows that foreigners are more likely to have no diploma (13.1% to
4.4%) or the lowest level high'school diploma (Hauptschulabschluss) (32.9% to 17.4%). This
statistic is especially true for male students. However, the educational difference is smaller
between the mid'level high school diploma (Realschulabschluss) (37.6% to 40.4%), but not
at the highest'level of educational attainment in high school (Abitur) (13.7% to 35.1%).
Between 2005 and 2011 there has been an „upward mobility“ towards the attainment of
higher education degrees both by Germans and foreigners. Regardless, the number of stu'
dents with a background in immigration who complete the highest'level of education (Abitur)
is still much lower than German students. Despite this difference, one of the most positive
statistical findings was the fact that the number of students with an immigration background
who do not graduate high school decreased by 5 percentage points.
7
Children generally start school at the age of six. Around ten, the children move on to secondary schools. For secondary
schools, the German educational system splits into three different levels of secondary education: the Gymnasium, the Re
alschule, and the Hauptschule. After graduating from a Hauptschule or Realschule, students transition to vocational training
(Duale Ausbildung). After graduating from a Gymnasium, students take the Abitur, a lengthy and strenuous examination. While
the Abitur is the prerequisite for admission to a university, a course at a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife) can
be started a year before the completion of the Abitur.
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B12 Gainful occupation rate
Definition
Proportion of gainfully active people (ages 15 to 65) with and without an
immigration background
%
69.6
80
61.5
58.4
70
74.2
Data source
Microcensus
75.8
65.4
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2005
2009
2011
with an immigration background
2005
2009
2011
without an immigration background
The employment rate describes the percentage of the entire labour force that is gainfully em'
ployed and provides important information on integration within the labour market. In Germa'
ny, the definition of “working'age” is between 15 and 65.
The employment rate of people with a background in immigration is less than that of people
without an immigration background; for both groups, women have a lower employment rate
than men.
Between 2005 and 2011 the employment rate as a whole increased. The employment rate
for people without an immigration background increased from 69.6% to 75.8%, and the em'
ployment rate for people with an immigration background increased from 58.4% to 65.4%.
Since 2009, the difference in employment rate between people with and without an immigra'
tion background has decreased, but an “employment gap” of roughly 10% still exists. The
difference in employment rates speaks to the fact that people with an immigration back'
ground are disproportionally unemployed. Moreover, the difference in employment rates be'
tween women with and without an immigration background is 57.6% to 71.1%.
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B18 Unemployment rate
Definition
Unemployment rate (%) of the total labour force
Data source
Unemployment
statistics
%
22
25
16.7
20
15
15
8.5
6.5
10
5.5
5
0
2006
2009
2011
2006
Foreigner
2009
2011
German
According to § 16 SGB III (Sozialgesetzbuch – Social Security Code), a person is legally
registered as unemployed if the person (1) is not employed for more than 15 hours/week, (2)
is seeking employment and is able to take a job offer from the Employment Agency, or (3)
registers him' or herself as unemployed at an Employment Agency8.
The unemployment rate for foreigners remains higher in Hessen than the total unemploy'
ment rate for Germans (as is the case throughout all of Germany). A key reason behind
these data is the average lower educational attainment of foreigners. However, a positive
trend was noticed between 2006 and 2011 for both foreigners and German citizens. The un'
employment rate for foreigners dropped from 22% to 15%, and the unemployment rate for
German citizens decreased from 8.5% to 5.5%.
8
See also www.destatis.de/EN/FactsFigures/NationalEconomyEnvironment/LabourMarket/Unemployment/Registered
Unemployed/ Current.html
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B20 Net income of families
Definition
Net income of families by immigration background (per month, %)
100%
6.2
14.0
80%
9.7
4.5
17.8
23.3
7.6
34.1
Data source
Microcensus
9.7
5.4
40.6
48.6
32.0
29.5
11.6
6.0
10.8
5.9
33.3
60%
40%
36.3
38.3
35.2
30.0
25.1
20%
24.4
15.3
16.9
11.2
9.8
7.8
0%
2005
2009
2011
2005
with an immigration background
2009
2011
without an immigration
background
under 1300 Euros
1300 to 2000 Euros
3200 and more Euros
Chose not to respond
2000 to 3200 Euros
This indicator shows the income differences between families with and without an immigrant
background. Almost half of the families without an immigration background (48.6%) have
more than 3200 Euros per month at their disposal, but only around one fourth of the families
(23.3%) with an immigration background have more than 3200 Euros per month. 29.5% of
families without and 38.3% of families with an immigration background earn between 2000
and 3200 Euros per month. 5.9% of families without and 9.8% of families with and immigra'
tion background are within the lowest income bracket (under 1300 Euros per month).
During this reporting period, the income situation of all families (regardless of an immigration
background) improved significantly. The share of high'income earners has increased by 14%
for families without and 10% for families with a background in immigration. At the same time,
the proportion of families in the lowest income bracket has fallen by 2% for families without
and 7% for families with an immigration background. However, a significant income'gradient
still exists between families with and families without a background in immigration.
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B21 At=risk=of=poverty rate
Definition
At'Risk'of'Poverty (%)
%
Data source
Microcensus
29.8
28.0
30
27.1
2005
2009
2011
25
20
15
10.7
10.4
11.1
10
5
0
With immigration background
Without immigration background
Poverty affects different areas of life. This indicator depicts the at'risk'of'poverty rate, which
is defined as all those who live on less than 60% of the median income of the Hessian popu'
lation. Thus, the risk of poverty measured here is a statistical indicator that measures the
inequality of income and is always interpreted in relation to total income (meaning one can'
not directly compare this indicator to other regions or states).
People with a background in immigration have a significantly higher risk of poverty than
those without an immigration background (27.1% to 11.1%). However, the poverty rate of
people with an immigration background has dropped from 29.8% to 27.1%.
Germans with an immigration background have a significantly lower risk of poverty than for'
eigners (23.5% to 31.7%). In all population groups, women are more frequently at risk of
poverty than men. Also, the poverty rate of children and young adults with a background in
immigration is significantly higher than the rate of children and young adults without an immi'
gration background (30.4% to 11.1%). Even in the age group above 65, the risk of poverty is
particularly high for those with an immigration background compared to those without an im'
migration background (35.2% to 12.8%).
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C1 Living arrangements in private households
Definition
Living arrangements in private households
100%
90%
10.4
3.0
12.0
2.7
Data source
Microcensus
12.7
3.2
80%
70%
37.9
35.0
9.6
2.2
9.9
2.2
9.8
2.1
21.6
19.8
19.0
40.1
40.2
40.5
26.3
27.7
28.3
34.1
60%
50%
40%
29.3
28.3
27.5
19.2
21.9
22.5
30%
20%
10%
0%
2005
2009
2011
2005
with an immigration background
2009
2011
without an immigration
background
Alone
Couple (no children)
Parents with Children under 18
Single Parent with Children under 18
Parents with Children over 18
Same-Sex Partners
Despite a declining household size, living with others is the most frequent form of lifestyle in
Hessen.9 Only one in five adults with an immigration background and one in four adults with'
out an immigration background live alone. People with a background in immigration often live
in a family with children (46.8%) compared to people without an immigration background
(28.8%). Adults without an immigration background live more often together as couples with'
out children (40.5% to 27.5%) or alone (28.3% to 22.5%). Only 2 to 3% of the population
lives as a single parent (compared to 19% throughout all of Germany). Same'sex partner'
ships were not able to be recorded due to the small number of cases found in people with an
immigration background.
During this reporting period it was observed that the living arrangements for all are changing
slowly, with the trend heading towards a declining share of families and an increasing propor'
tion of single'person households.
9
In Hessen, the average household size has decreased from 3.0 in 1950 to 2.06. The number of households in this period has risen from 1.4
million to 3.0 million (Statistical Office of Hessen). This change may have occurred because of lower birth rates, increased life expectancy, in'
crease in partnerships with separate financial management, and high professional mobility among the younger and middle'aged population (see
www.destatis.de/DE/Publikationen/Thematisch/Bevoelkerung/VorausberechnungBevoelkerung/BevoelkerungsHaushaltsentwicklung58711011190
04.pdf?__blob=publicationFile, page 28ff).
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C2 Number of children per woman
Definition
The number of children per woman (ages 15'45)
1.84
Data Source
Statistical Office of Hessen
(special analysis)
1.8
1.76
1.25
2005
2009
2011
2005
Non-German Mother
1.29
2009
1.31
2011
German Mother
For years, the average number of children per woman in Germany has decreased. At the
same time, women are, on average, older when they give birth to their first child. Better edu'
cation, increased employment, the desire for more financial independence, and the in'
creased monetary and non'monetary costs of children are some reasons for these changes.
Compared to women without an immigration background, immigrant women are younger at
the birth of their first child, have more children, and are less often employed. The data for
Hessen shows that non'German women give birth to more children than German women
(1.8 vs. 1.31). However, it is also clear that the average number of births has also decreased
slightly with non'German women. This trend has been observed nationally since 1997.
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D2 Use of the German language
Definition
Predominant use of German of people with immigration background (self'
assessment)
49.9
2011
9.0
42.3
2008
31.8
2005
0%
20%
German
8.6
38.8
2.4
46.2
21.8
2.8
46.4
40%
Native Language
Data Source
SOEP
60%
Mixture of Both
80%
100%
No Specification
The use of the German language is an important element to the integration of immigrants
and their children. Mastering the German language is not only a prerequisite for a successful
acquisition of education and a smoother integration into working life, but it also allows for
social acceptance and recognition. This indicator uses data from people with an immigration
background who either speak another language as their native language and/or have non'
German parents. The question asked was, “Do you speak here in Germany predominantly
German, predominantly the language of your country of origin or the language of your par'
ents, or a mixture?” Half of all people with an immigration background mainly speak German,
39% switch back and forth between German and the language of their country of origin, and
9% do not speak German often.
During this reporting period, a clear and positive trend was found: the proportion of people
who reported speaking predominantly German has increased significantly (18 percentage
points) from 2005 to 2011. The proportion of those who reported speaking predominantly
their language of origin has correspondingly decreased by 13 percentage points.
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D3 Religious affiliation
Definition
Affiliation with a religious community by immigration background (IB)
Data source
Representative survey on
behalf of the HMdJIE
Protestant
21
with IB
29
4
20
3
16
7
Catholic
Another Christian Religion
Muslim
Other
45
without IB
24
21
Non-denominational
28
No response given
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
According to this survey, the proportion of people without an immigration background who
are Protestant or Catholic is 45% and 24%, respectively. The proportion of people with an
immigration background who are Protestant or Catholic is 21% and 29%, respectively. The
proportion of people with a background in immigration that are Muslim is roughly 20%. 16%
of people with and 28% of people without an immigration background are non'
denominational.
The proportion of those who belong to another Christian religion is 2% for people with an
immigration background and 4% for people without an immigration background. 1% of peo'
ple without and 3% of people with a background in immigration take part in other religions,
such as Judaism, Buddhism, or Hinduism. The high proportion of people with an immigration
background who did not answer this question (7%) possibly led to a distortion in the distribu'
tion of the data about the religious affiliations of people with an immigration background.
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E1 Feeling content in Hessen
Definition
Feeling of contentedness in the state of Hessen
100%
80%
2
11
32
Data Source
Representative survey on
behalf of the HMdJIE
4
3
35
34
30
no answer
60%
very bad
somewhat bad
40%
56
64
59
61
somewhat good
very good
20%
0%
2011
2013
With an immigration
background
2011
2013
Without an immigration
background
The question “How content do you feel in Hessen?“ was used to measure how well off peo'
ple felt in Hessen. The report found that 96% of people with and 95% of people without a
background in immigration in Hessen feel “very good” or “somewhat good.”
In the time period between 2011 and 2013, the proportion of people with a background in
immigration who stated they were content in Hessen increased. In 2011, 86% of people with
an immigration background reported that they felt “very good” (56%) or “somewhat good”
(30%). In regards to the population without an immigration background, one cannot observe
a development because the proportion of those who felt “very good” or “somewhat good”
only increased by one point.
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E4 Perceived discrimination because of one's origin
Definition
Subjectively perceived discrimination felt by a person with an immigration
background in the last two years because of his or her origin
11
2011
26
13
2008
33
9
2005
0%
59
38
20%
40%
Often
60%
Sometimes
Never
Data source
SOEP
4
53
1
52
1
80%
100%
No Answer
This indicator examines perceived discrimination experiences from people with an immigra'
tion background. The question asked for this data was, “Within the past two years, how often
have you personally experienced discrimination here in Germany because of your origins?”.
59% of people with an immigration background reported that they have never felt discrimi'
nated in the past two years. 26% reported they felt discriminated against sometimes, and
11% reported they felt discriminated against often. During this reporting period, a positive
trend emerged; the amount of people with an immigration background who reported “never”
increased from 52% to 59%, while the proportion of those who felt discriminated against
“sometimes” or “often” dropped by 12 percentage points.
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Phone +49 (0) 611 32'0
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